寶
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bǎo · treasure, jewel

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20Total strokes

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Top-bottomCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 寶

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Example sentences

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Xiǎo bǎo bǎo de míng zì qǔ hǎo le má?小寶寶的名字取好了嗎?

Have you decided on a name for your baby?

Source: Tatoeba #13550657 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de bǎo bǎo bào zài huái lǐ.她把她的寶寶抱在懷裡。

She folded her baby in her arms.

Source: Tatoeba #780374 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nà shì yí cì bǎo guì de jīng yàn.那是一次寶貴的經驗。

That was a valuable experience.

Source: Tatoeba #504424 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Xiǎo bǎo bǎo de míng zì jué dìng hǎo le má?小寶寶的名字決定好了嗎?

Have you decided on a name for your baby?

Source: Tatoeba #13550658 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ bú huì bǎ cáng bǎo de dì fāng gào sù rèn hé rén.我不會把藏寶的地方告訴任何人。

I'll never tell anyone where I've hidden the treasure.

Source: Tatoeba #6094858 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Lǎo rén yòng jīn qián hé zhū bǎo qǔ dé le shàonǚ de huān xīn.老人用金錢和珠寶取得了少女的歡心。

The old man bribed a young girl with money and jewelry.

Source: Tatoeba #617227 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 寶 in context

  1. Say bǎo, then recall the core meaning: treasure, jewel.
  2. Write all 20 strokes while keeping the top-bottom balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 寶 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.